Sorry, damnit, I forgot to MIME-attach my existing templates files.
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To make XFree86 configuration more accessible and friendly to Debian users,
I'd like to solicit translations for its debconf templates. This procedure
has been begun, but is not yet complete.
I am writing to request volunteers to participate in this effort, as I am
not fluent in any languages other than English.
* Translations for any language are welcome, but I think French, German,
and Spanish are the most important Western languages to ensure coverage
of Debian users in the many countries where English is not the dominant
language.
* Translations need to be written for languages where none exist.
* Translations need to be updated where they have become desynchronized
with the English versions. This is especially a problem for
xserver-xfree86.templates.
* Choices fields in select and multiselect templates need to be translated,
not just the descriptions.
Please file your translations as normal severity bugs with the Debian BTS
against the corresponding package. Please MIME-attach the translation as
unified diff. MIME-attaching is important so that stupid mailers (or the
BTS itself) don't mangle all the high-bit characters.
Many thanks in advance to those who can help make the XFree86 packages more
friendly for Debian users around the world.
--
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Debian GNU/Linux | could explain to me where you got
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Template: xdm/default_nolisten_udp
Type: note
Description: xdm does not listen on a UDP port by default.
Because xdm (the X Display Manager) is a daemon that runs with superuser
privileges, by default it runs with UDP port listening disabled as a
security measure. This means that, as shipped, xdm is not reachable via
the network and is unable to manage X servers running on remote hosts.
Most people do not need to enable UDP port listening in xdm; it can manage
local X servers without this functionality enabled.
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xdm can be configured to manage remote X servers by appropriately editing
/etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess and /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config. See the xdm(1) manual
page for more information.
Template: xdm/default_servers_100dpi
Type: note
Description: xdm starts X servers using 100 dpi.
You should be aware that, by default, xdm (the X Display Manager) manages
a local X server using the "-dpi 100" argument, which forces the X server
to treat the display as having 100 dots per inch. This particularly
affects the visible font size. Another common default is 75 dpi; some
font rasterizers do not deal well with dpi settings other than 75 or 100.
.
The "-dpi 100" setting can be changed or removed by editing
/etc/X11/xdm/Xservers.
Template: xdm/default_servers_nolisten_tcp
Type: note
Description: X servers started with xdm do not listen on a TCP port by default.
Because the X server runs with superuser privileges, by default it
operates with TCP port listening disabled as a security measure. This
means that, as shipped, X servers started with xdm are not reachable via
the network and will refuse connections from X clients running on remote
hosts. (Outbound connections, such as those to X font servers, are not
affected; neither are sessions tunneled or forwarded with ssh.)
.
Many people do not need to enable TCP port listening in their X servers;
if you do, for instance to display remote X clients to your local X
server, you can edit /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers to remove the "-nolisten
tcp" option. Note that editing this file has no effect on X servers
started with startx, xinit, or other display managers.